Irrigation apparatus



R. N. WERSTLER.

IRRIGATION APPARATUS. APPLlcATloN FILED SEPT. 1s. 1920.

1 ,410,434. Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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llRRIGtATION APPARATUS.

Application led September 18, 1920.

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Be it known that I, Roi N. ll/vnRs'rLnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartville, in the county of Stark and IState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Irrigation Apparatus, of which the following .is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in irrigating apparatus and has for its objects the provision of an arrangement of sprinkling pipes mounted for rotary movement, means being provided for imparting a continuous oscillating movement to the pipes in order that the nozzles or perforations which are provided throughout the length of the pipes will discharge water evenly over a wide territory7 extending a considerable distance beyond each side of each pipe, thus uniformly moistening the ground at all points within said territory.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that variousA changes in the form, size and details of construction may be made without departing from the invention.

The invention thus set forth in general terms is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part hereof in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of an irrigation apparatus embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same, parts being shown in section, and y F 3 a perspective View of a portion of one of the sprinkling pipes showing` the rocking,- or oscillating means.

Similar' numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the construction illustrated in the drawings, a plurality of spaced standards are shown at 1, euch of these stamlards' being provided at its upperl extremity with a bearing 2 within which are mounted the sprinkling pipes 3, provided throughout their length with nozzles or perforations 41.

Each of the sprinkling pipes is connected at one extremity to a `vertical supply pipe 5 by means of a flexible tube 6, said vertical supply pipes being connected to the feed pipe 7 which is connected as shown at 8 to the cylinder of a pump 9, said pump being connected by means of the pipe l() with a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented M31', 21, 1922,

Serial No. 411,200.

tank or cistern 10a, preferably located beneath the level of the ground.

A rock arm 11 is connected intermediate its extremities to each of the sprinkling pipes. The rock arm upon the pipe adjacent to the pump is connected at one end to the gear 12 by means of the pitman rod 18. The gear 12 is driven by the pinion 11 mounted upon the crank shaft 15 of the pump. The other end of this rock arm is connected to the wire or cable 16 which is carried down over the pulley 17 and through a pipe 18 located beneath the level of the ground, the other end of this cable being connected tothe rock arm 11 upon the pipe 3 most remote from the pump.

A wire or cable 19 is connected to one end of each of the other rock arms and is passed down over suitable pulleys 2O and 20 and connected to the cable 16, the other extremity of each of said rock arms being connected to a spring 21 which is connected in any suitable manner to the adjacent upright 1.

In order that any ofthe sprinkling pipes may be cut out if desired, a globe valve 22 is provided in each of the supply pipes. A strainer 23 is preferably provided around the end of the intake pipe 10.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Then the pump is started water is drawn up from the tank 10a through the pipe l() and discharged from the pump through the supply pipe to the sprinkler pipes 3. At the same time the sprinkler pipes are oscillated through the gears 12--14, pitman rod 13, cable 16 and rock arms 11, the springs 2l pulling the rock arms to the initial position after each movement in the other direction by the cable.

From the above description and the accompanying drawings it will bc evident that an irrigation apparatus is provided by means of which the s} rinkling pipes are continually oscillated during the operation of the pump which supplies the sprinkling pipes with water, thus causing the ground to 'be evenly and uniformly moistencd and producing as nearly as is possible with mechanical means, the same etl'ect as is produced by rain.

I claim:

1. An irrigation apparatus comprising a series of oscillatory sprinkler pipes, a sup ply pipe to which all of said sprinkler pipes are connected7 a pump for forcing water through said supply pipe, e rock erin upon each sprinkler pipe, ineens operatively con'- necting the pump with .the adjacent-:end of the nearest rock arm, a cable connecting the other end of said rock arm with one end of each of the other rock arms end a spring' connected to the other end olf each olf seid other rock firms.

2. An irrigating apparatus comprising zi series of spaced brackets, oscillatory sprinkler pipes journaled insaicl brackets, e, supply pipe to which euch sprinkler pipe is connected, c pump for forcing Water through said supply pipe, a, rock arm upon erronea earch Sprinkler pipe, e pitinan rod opere- 15 tively connecting the pump with the adjacent end o'l rthe nearest rock arm, c cable connected to the other end of seid rock arm und passing downwardly over the pulleys sind connected to the opposite end of the farthest rock erin, short cables connecting` said Iii-st named cable to one arm of each intermediate rock arm and :L spring connected to the free end of the :furthest rock erin and to each intermediate rocknrin.

ln `testimony that I claim the arbore,` I have hereunto Vsubscribed my nume.

ROY N. WERSTLER.. 

